Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: For a while back in the 1980s, when Leila and I were outnumbered by babies and toddlers in the household, we subscribed to a service that provided us with clean laundered cloth diapers. It was a … Continue reading
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Marking One Month of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’: Opposition Shows No Signs of Abating
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: One month after the Vatican released Fiducia Supplicans allowing the blessing of same-sex couples, the backlash the document triggered shows no signs of diminishing. The criticism has been so pointed and widespread, in fact, some … Continue reading
Lightning strikes twice in an Argentine diocese
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: What on earth is happening in the Diocese of Mar del Plata, Argentina? Last November, Pope Francis named Bishop José Maria Balina, an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, to become the new Bishop of Mar del Plata. But … Continue reading
Report: 33 churches in Canada destroyed by fire since May 2021
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: Arson attacks against churches in Canada are on the rise, according to a Canadian news outlet, which reported that since May 2021, 33 churches in Canada have been burned down to the ground. The outlet, CBC … Continue reading
Vatican’s Doctrinal Office Preparing ‘Very Important Document on Human Dignity,’ Cardinal Fernández Says
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The Vatican’s doctrinal chief has revealed that his dicastery is writing “a very important document on human dignity” that contains “a strong criticism” of immoral trends in contemporary society. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s … Continue reading
The worst arguments for surrogate motherhood
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In his annual ‘State of the World’ address last week, Pope Francis touched a nerve when he denounced the “deplorable” practice of surrogate motherhood. His two sentences on that topic, in a speech that ran to … Continue reading
Cardinal Fernández Says Pope Francis and the Vatican Were Aware of His Erotic ‘Mystical Passion’ Book
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández has said that Pope Francis and the Vatican already knew about his sexually graphic 1998 book connecting sexual relations with a mystical relationship with God, and that he expected the work … Continue reading
Vatican announces major restoration project in St. Peter’s Basilica
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 400 years ago will undergo a major restoration. The ambitious restoration and conservation … Continue reading
African bishops: ‘No blessing for homosexual couples in the African Churches’
Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: In response to new Vatican guidelines permitting nonliturgical pastoral blessings of homosexual couples, the bishops of Africa issued a united statement in which they said there will be “no blessing for homosexual couples in the … Continue reading
The inopportunists’ vindication
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: If this disastrous papacy brings one lasting benefit to the Church, it may be a careful re-examination of the question of papal primacy—in particular, the question of how the Pope’s authority relates to that of the … Continue reading
Greek-Catholic Metropolitan of Hungary Offers Epiphany Blessing of the Waters on the Danube
National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: The traditional ceremony of blessing the waters of the Danube River on the feast of the Epiphany is always an eagerly awaited event in the Hungarian capital. In this more Byzantine-influenced part of Europe, Jan. 6 … Continue reading
Requiem Mass for Cardinal Pell celebrated on first anniversary of his death
Catholic News Agency, Matthew Santucci: A requiem Mass was held in Rome on Tuesday evening to mark the first anniversary of the death of Cardinal George Pell and to celebrate the cardinal’s illustrious ecclesiastical career. The chapel of the Domus … Continue reading
Jump off the media’s fear-and-panic bandwagon
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Here’s today screaming headline from the Boston Herald: Massachusetts braces for nor’easter, up to a foot of snow, flash freeze, power outages: Will there be space savers in Boston? C’mon, folks. It’s New England. It’s January. … Continue reading
Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received into the Catholic Church with the sacrament of confirmation by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron on Sunday evening. The Capuchin Franciscans-Western American Province announced LaBeouf’s confirmation on their Facebook … Continue reading
Italian priest excommunicated for calling Pope Francis a ‘usurper’
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: An Italian priest has been excommunicated by his local bishop for saying in a homily that Pope Francis “is not the pope” and calling him “a usurper.” The Diocese of Livorno in Tuscany issued a decree … Continue reading
